Conference csc32::consolemanager

>>    1. Is a failover configuration with the CM possible ?
>>       so one can configure two CM in a master/slave relation.

  The software itself has no mechanism to allow you to do this, it is on
  our list of things to do in the future, and a lot of the core code for
  it will be in V1.1

  You could achieve this in the same way we used to do it with VCS by using
  a tool such as DCM (or PSW) to monitor the VCS system, if it crashed or
  disappeared of the net for any reason, then we would start VCS on the
  "backup" system automatically by means of a DCM (or PSW) action routine.

>>    2. Security issues of the terminalserver.
>>       Is the terminalserver secure against misusage and what should be 
>>       considered ?

  There is absolutely nothing to stop another "user" accessing the port
  on a terminal server via LAT protocol if that port is not in use. If
  you are using TELNET to servers such as the DECserver 90M you may be
  able to use the Kerberos authentication facilities to achieve some
  security, although this is guesswork on my part, I have never tried
  to use the kerberos functionality.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Phil

    Under VCS, there is a command procedure which associates user
    designated LAT ports with certain VCS processes.  When VCS starts up,
    those processes allocate the designated LAT ports.  I am able to
    designate more ports than are currently specified in the console
    configuration file.  This allows me to "hold" those empty ports that I
    plan on using latter, but would also allow me to block out other users,
    if that was my goal.  Perhaps a similar scenario is possible using the
    Console Manager software startup procedure.

Re: .1


>  The software itself has no mechanism to allow you to do this, it is on
>  our list of things to do in the future, and a lot of the core code for
>  it will be in V1.1

Now that the current version is V1.5, are you any closer to providing failover?


James

James,

  No, V1.5 is functionally the same as V1.1, we had to change the version
  number for those people who upgrade from VCS V1.4

  You should look out for failover in V2.0, and before you ask, no I dont
  have any timeframe.

Cheers,
Phil

         I have a customer on V1.5 who is very interested in the
         failover facility that a previous note says is likely for
         V2.0.

         Can anyone update me on this? A quick summary of what the
         failover option will do, confirmation of likely release
         version and expected release date would be very helpful.

         If a release date is difficult, can you supply a suitably
         pessimistic estimate? My customer will need to implement
         something in the next 10 months or so and needs to understand
         what PCM may provide.

         All help gratefully received.

         Andy

Andy,

  You need to talk with product management about this Rae Collier-Kung is
  our product manager (MUZICK::KUNG).

  Having said that, dont hold your breath for this, it may never happen
  in PCM's lifetime.

Cheers,
Phil